Foldout Christmas Figures
Let’s make a Christmas decoration that stands up, then folds up for storage.
This project is rated: EASY
Materials needed:
- Computer paper or card stock
- Scissors or craft knife
- Crayons, colored pencils, or paint
- Tape
Project Instructions
- Because the total width of the resulting project is too large for a single page, it is necessary to do it in two parts. Print out either the plain images at right or the pre-colored images below.
- Cut out the two pieces, cutting around the figures and along the bottom.
- Fasten the two pieces together by butting the two together along the dashed lines ends, and placing a piece of tape on the back side.
- Fold at each of the dashed lines. Alternate the folds; fold at the first line so the figures face each other; then at the next fold, fold so the figures are back to back. Continue in this manner for each dashed line. Refer to the project image.
- After making the folds, pull the ends apart so that the folds just make a gentle zigzag. The foldout can be stood up on a shelf or any flat surface for display.
